M-32 (Michigan highway)
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| M-32 |
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| Length: | 100.14 mi[1] (161.16 km) | ||||||||
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| Formed: | 1920[1] | ||||||||
| West end: |  M-66 at East Jordan |
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| Major junctions: |
 US 131 near Elmira |
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| East end: |  US 23 at Alpena |
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| Counties: | Charlevoix, Antrim, Otsego, Montmorency, Alpena | ||||||||
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M-32 is a state trunkline in the Lower Peninsula in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is an east-west route running from M-66 in East Jordan to US 23 in Alpena. It run via Gaylord and Atlanta. It is 100.14 miles (161.16 km) long.[1] Although it is no longer a true "cross-peninsular" highway, it is close, and there are efforts being made to extend the road back to US 31, restoring the cross-peninsular status lost in 1974 when it was shortened away from Charlevoix.[2]
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[edit] Route description
All of M-32 is rural two-lane highway outside of the city of Gaylord. From US 131 east to the eastern terminus at US 23, M-32 is listed on the National Highway System (NHS) except for a portion in eastern Otsego and western Montmorency counties between the corner of Beckett & Turtle Lake Rds six miles east of Gaylord to the crossroads known as Big Rock five miles west of Atlanta.[1][3]
M-32 starts in East Jordan running southwest into Antrim County. There it joins US 131 for a brief concurrency before running west to Gaylord. There is passes under I-75 and runs into downtown Gaylord with BL I-75. Passing out of Gaylord, M-32 runs southwesterly to Johannesburg and the county line in Vienna before turning northwesterly to Atlanta. Outside of the village of Hillman, M-32 passes BUS M-32. The end of the highway is at US 23 in Alpena.
[edit] History
M-32 was formed as a state trunkline in 1920 along its present routing between M-13 (now US 131) and M-10 (later US 23, now M-65) near Lachine. In 1933, M-32 was extended westerly along M-131 and then to M-66 in East Jordan. The concurrency along M-131 would remain when US 131 replaced it in 1939. M-32 would be extended along M-66 to Charlevoix from 1964 until 1974. BUS M-32 would be disconnected from M-32 when the latter is realigned in Hillman in 1994.[1]
[edit] Future
| Communities Cities listed from west to east[4] |
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As stated above, a portion of M-32 is not on the NHS. Instead, the Federal Highway Administration map for the NHS in Michigan shows a proposed realignment that has not been built as of 2008.[3]
Municipal officials in the Village of Ellsworth have sought an extension of M-32 westward from East Jordan to end at US 31.[2] Such an extension would restore M-32's status as a "cross-peninsular" highway.
[edit] Major intersections
| County | Location | Mile[5][6] | Roads | Notes |
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| Charlevoix | East Jordan | 0.00 | M-66 |
Western terminus |
| Antrim | Warner Township | 15.54 | US 131 |
North end of US 131 concurrency |
| 16.01 | US 131 |
South end of US 131 concurrency | ||
| Otsego | Hayes Township | 24.46 |  C-42Alba Road |
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| Gaylord | 28.64 |  I-75 BL I-75 |
Exit 282 on I-75; begin concurrency with BL I-75 | |
| 29.18 | BL I-75 Otsego Avenue |
End concurrency with BL I-75 | ||
| Montmorency | Atlanta | 61.72 |  M-33 |
West end of M-33 concurrency |
| Avery Township | 67.67 | M-33 |
East end of M-33 concurrency | |
| Alpena | Green Township | 84.36 |  M-65 |
West end of M-65 concurrency |
| 85.97 | M-65 |
East end of M-65 concurrency | ||
| Alpena | 100.14 | US 23 |
Eastern terminus |
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| Crossing, no access | Concurrency terminus | Deleted | Unconstructed | Closed | |
[edit] BUS M-32
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| M-32 Business Business spur of the Michigan highway system |
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| Hillman Road Maintained by MDOT |
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| Formed: | 1926[7] | ||||
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| Counties: | Montmorency | ||||
| Major cities: | Hillman | ||||
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BUS M-32 is a .738-mile (1.188 km)[5] business spur route running through Hillman, Michigan. There are markers present, but BUS M-32 does not connect to M-32. The markers present indicate it as BUS M-32, although SPUR M-32 has been used on some planning documents and maps. It is the shortest business route in the state, and the second shortest overall trunkline. It is 0.006 miles (0.010 km) shorter than M-212 in Aloha.[7]
The termini for BUS M-32 are Hillman Road and Old M-32 south of Hillman and the northern city limit along Hillman Road.
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[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e Bessert, Christopher J. (2006-08-26). Michigan Highways: Highways 30 through 39 (HTML). Michigan Highways. Retrieved on 2006-08-23.
- ^ a b Matheny, Keith. "M-32 road extension sought" (html), Traverse City (Michigan) Record -Eagle, 2005-09-18. Retrieved on 2008-02-08.
- ^ a b National Highway System: Michigan (PDF). Federal Highway Administration (August 2006). Retrieved on 2008-02-08.
- ^ Michigan Department of Transportation. Official 2007 Department of Transportation Map [map], 1in.:15mi./1cm.:9km.. Cartography by MDOT. (2007) Section F9-F13. Retrieved on 2008-02-08.
- ^ a b Control Section/Physical Reference Atlas. Michigan Department of Transportation (2001). Retrieved on 2008-01-25.
- ^ MiGDL - Center for Geographic Information - Geographic Data Library. Michigan Department of Information Technology (May 2007). Retrieved on 2008-02-04.
- ^ a b Bessert, Christopher J. (2006-08-26). Michigan Highways: Business Connections 2 through 31 (HTML). Michigan Highways. Retrieved on 2006-09-24.
